Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-10-21

Etslc, OF Oi any CITY or county, or Of any
municipal board, commission or trust in any
city, save only justices of the peace and alder.
men. noiaries public and persons In militia
service OF the State; nor shal any election
officer De eligible to any civil Office to be
filled by an election at which he snail serve.
save only 10 such subordinate municipal or
local offices as shall be designated by general
law.
VACANCIES IN ELECTION b lARDs-AcT OF JAN
uAaY 80, 1911
SECTION 6. In all lection districts where
4 vacancy exists by reason Of disqualification
of the officer or otherwise lie an election
board heretofore appointed. or where any new
district shall bc formed. the judge or judges
OF the court OF common ieas Di the proper
county shall, ten days before any general or
special election. appoint coml etent persons
to fill said vacancIes and to conduct the
election in said new DISTRICTS and in the ap-
pointment oi inspectors in any election dis
trict both shall not be- of The samc Political
Party; aud the judge of elections shall, in
all cases, be OF the political party having the
majority OF votes in ssid district, rs nearly
rs the said judge or judges can ascertain
the fact: and in case of lhe disagreement
Of the judges US 10 the selection of inspec-
tors, the political majority OF the judge shall
select one of such inspectors, ana the Ia nor
ity judge or judges shall select theothel.
VACANCIES ON MORNING OF ELECTIoN--AcT OF
JULY q 1899.
In case the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes
tor Inspector, shalt not attend On the day
OF any election, then The person who shall
have received lie second highest number of
votes for judge ct the next preceding cleo
tion. shall act us AN inspector in his place;
and in case the person who shall have re-
ceived the highest number OF vo;es !or in
spector shall not attend, The person elected
judge shall appoint an inspector in his place;
and in case the person elected a judge shall
not attend, then the inspector who received
the highest number of votes shall appoint
in judge his place; and if any vacancy shall
continue in the board for the space OF one
hcur after the time fixed by law for the
opening OF the election, the 6ualified voters
o! the township, ward or district, for, which
such officer shall have been elected pres
cut at the election, shall elect one of their
nam Der 10 ill such vacancy.
THE oATH-ACT JANUARY 80. 1874.
SEC. .. In addition to the oath now pre-
scribec by law 10 tc taken and subscribed by
election oilicIrs, they shall be severaly sworn
or affirmed not to disclose how any elcctor
Shall have voted unless required to do so rs
Witnesses in judicial proceeding All Judges,
iasf ectors, clerks aud overseers of any cleo
ton held under this act shall before enter.
ing upon their duties, be duly sworn or
affirmed III the presence of each other. The
Judges stall be sworn by the minority in.
spcctor, and in case there by no minority
Inspector, then by justice OF the peace or
alderman, and the inspectors, overseers
aud clerks shall be sworn be the Judge cer-
tiGclte of such swearing or affirming shall
DC duly made out and signed by the officers
so sworn, and attestcd by the officers who
administer the oath.
MODE OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS.
Acr JASuAUy 30 1874
SEC S. 1t all the elections hereafte- held un,
der the laws Of this Commonwealth, tie
polls shall bo opened at Z o'clock. A. NJ and
closed at Z o'clock, p. NJ.
THE BALLOTS.
CONSTITUTION OF pen ENNsYLvANIA-ARr VIII
SEC. 4. All elections by the citizsns sl,ell be
by ballot. Every ballot voted shall be num-
bered in the order in which it was received.
and the number recorded by the election
officers on the list of voters opposite the name
of the elector who presents The ballot. Any
eiector may write his name upon his ticket,
or caIse the same to be written thereon and
attested by a citizen of the district
ACT JANUARY 80, 1874.
SEC s. At the opening of the polls at the
elections it shall be the duty OF the judges of
the election for their respective districts to
designate one of the inspectors, whose dnty it
shall be TO have in custody the registry of
voters, aud to make the entries tk-rein requr-
ed by law; and it shall be the duty of the
other said inspectors to receive and number
the ballots presented at said election.
DUTIES OF PEACE oFFIcFRs-AcT OF 1889.
1t shall be the duty of the respective con-
stables of each ward, district or township
within this Commonwealth, to be present in
person or by deputy, at the place OF holding
such elections in said ward, district or town.
ship. for the purpose of preserving the peace,
as aforesaid
THE TICKETS.
ACT MARCH 80, 1856.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met. and it is hereby enacted by tho su-
thorty of the same, That the qualified voters
of the several counties Of this Commonwealth
at all general, township, borough and spe-
cial elections are hereby hereafter authorized
and required to vote by tickets, printed or
written. or partly printed and partly written,
severally classified as follows:
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for tho Electors OF
President and Vice President of the United
States, and shall be labelled ON the outside
with tho word Electors"
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for Member OF Congress Of
the United States. all persons voted for for
Member of tho State Senate OF the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, all persons voted
for for Member of the House of Representa-
tves of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
and all persons voted for for county offices
of said county of Butler, and to bo labelled
on the outside with the word "Couniy.
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for Judge Of any OF the
courts of said county or If this Common
wealth, and be labelled on the outside with
the word Judiciary
One ticket shall contain the names of all
persons voted for for officers of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, other than
Judges of the Supreme Court of said Com
and be labelled on the outeide
with the word 'State."